{"id":17710,"date":"2026-08-04T12:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/?p=17710"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:31:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:31:48","slug":"67-days-until-event-2500-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/?p=17710","title":{"rendered":"67 Days Until Event &#8211; 2500 Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I chose to do an on-the-fly 2500M today. I had limited time, so started out with longer breaststroke and freestyle sets and ended up with shorter 50s of both. It was not a day that I would break any time records. I will try to fit in an 800m freestyle as a part of my tomorrow workout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8\/4\/2026 Workout Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Metric<\/th><th>Value<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Total Distance<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2,500 m<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Swim Time<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>42:17<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Rest Time<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>8:19<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Session Time<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>50:36<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Workout Sets<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Average Swim Pace<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:41.5 \/100 m<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Workout Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Set<\/th><th>Stroke<\/th><th>Distance<\/th><th>Time<\/th><th>Pace \/100 m<\/th><th>Rest<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Freestyle<\/td><td><strong>100 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:23.7<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:23.7<\/strong><\/td><td>0:21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Mixed (200 BR + 200 FR)<\/td><td><strong>400 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6:46.8<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:41.7<\/strong><\/td><td>1:02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Breaststroke<\/td><td><strong>100 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:48.6<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:48.6<\/strong><\/td><td>0:26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Freestyle<\/td><td><strong>200 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>3:17.2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:38.6<\/strong><\/td><td>0:21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Breaststroke<\/td><td><strong>100 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:47.6<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:47.6<\/strong><\/td><td>0:24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Mixed<\/td><td><strong>300 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>5:14.7<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:44.9<\/strong><\/td><td>0:32<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Mixed<\/td><td><strong>100 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:39.7<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:39.7<\/strong><\/td><td>0:24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Mixed<\/td><td><strong>200 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>3:21.2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:40.6<\/strong><\/td><td>0:28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Mixed (4\u00d750)<\/td><td><strong>200 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>3:19.3<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:39.6<\/strong><\/td><td>0:57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Freestyle<\/td><td><strong>100 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:33.8<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:33.8<\/strong><\/td><td>0:18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Breaststroke<\/td><td><strong>50 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>0:55.5<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:51.0<\/strong><\/td><td>0:20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Freestyle<\/td><td><strong>100 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:36.8<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:36.8<\/strong><\/td><td>0:18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Breaststroke<\/td><td><strong>150 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2:39.2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:46.1<\/strong><\/td><td>1:06<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Mixed (3\u00d7100)<\/td><td><strong>300 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>5:12.7<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:44.2<\/strong><\/td><td>1:12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Mixed (2\u00d750)<\/td><td><strong>100 m<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:40.6<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:40.6<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Benchmark Table<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Event<\/th><th><strong>Current Best Training<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Today&#8217;s Best Relevant Swim<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>2025 Bronze<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>2025 4th<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1500 m Freestyle<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>25:46.0<\/strong> (8\/2)<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td><strong>25:04.75<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>25:06.88<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>800 m Freestyle<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>14:08.0<\/strong> (8\/2)<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td><strong>12:32.85<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>12:56.76<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>200 m Breaststroke<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>3:41.3<\/strong> (8\/3)<\/td><td><strong>\u22483:37.2 pace<\/strong> (from the 150 m in 2:39.2)<\/td><td><strong>3:39.92<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>4:00.27<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>100 m Breaststroke<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:44.0<\/strong> (7\/26)<\/td><td><strong>1:47.6<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:32.97<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:37.95<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gap to Medal Table<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Event<\/th><th>Gap to Bronze<\/th><th>Gap to 4th<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1500 m Freestyle<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>41.3 sec<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>39.1 sec<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>800 m Freestyle<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:35.2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:11.2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>200 m Breaststroke<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Current best:<\/strong> <strong>1.4 sec<\/strong> behind Bronze \u2022 <strong>18.9 sec ahead<\/strong> of 4th<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>100 m Breaststroke<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>11.0 sec<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6.1 sec<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AI Evaluation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This wasn&#8217;t designed as a race-test day, but there are several encouraging points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your <strong>100 m breaststroke<\/strong> repeats (1:48.6 and 1:47.6) were close to your best training speed despite being embedded in a larger interval workout.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>150 m breaststroke in 2:39.2<\/strong> corresponds to a pace of about <strong>1:46.1\/100 m<\/strong>. While it&#8217;s not directly comparable to a 200 m race, it&#8217;s consistent with the strong breaststroke performances you&#8217;ve shown over the past week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your freestyle remained controlled throughout the session, with late-workout 100 m repeats of <strong>1:33.8<\/strong> and <strong>1:36.8<\/strong>, indicating good speed retention under fatigue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Road to Huntsman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your trend over the past several workouts continues to be strongest in the <strong>200 m breaststroke<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>7\/19:<\/strong> 3:59.5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7\/30:<\/strong> 3:45.6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8\/3:<\/strong> 3:41.3 (best)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8\/4:<\/strong> Maintained race-quality breaststroke pace during interval work rather than regressing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The consistency of your breaststroke pace across consecutive workouts suggests that the improvement isn&#8217;t just a single exceptional swim\u2014it&#8217;s becoming repeatable. That&#8217;s an encouraging sign as you continue building toward the Huntsman World Senior Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I chose to do an on-the-fly 2500M today. I had limited time, so started out with longer breaststroke and freestyle sets and ended up with shorter 50s of both. It was not a day that I would break any time records. 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